Urbana – Urbana High School will celebrate homecoming during the week of September 25 through September 30, with their traditional Homecoming Parade on Friday, September 29. In a change from previous years, the Homecoming Varsity …
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2017 Immigrant Welcome Award Recipients Announced
As co-sponsors of the 4th Annual Immigrant Welcome Award Ceremony, the Cities of Champaign and Urbana, the CU Immigration Forum, and the Urbana Free Library are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Immigrant …
For one day only, there’s going to be a cat park
On Friday, a parking space in front of the Orpheum will be converted into a cat park, which is not really a thing, but it’s going to be a thing on Friday. I smell a …
Who are the people in your neighborhood?
The more connected we get through Internet media, the less connected we get to the people right next door. Dane wants us to reach into our local community and make a difference in a kid's life.
Police review subcommittee is a call to come together
Dane looks at the soon-to-come Human Relations Commission's police complaint review subcommittee and decides it's a good thing for police–community relations.
Video gaming: You don’t have to play to get played
Communities all over Illinois are learning that video gaming isn't the win-win proposition its proponents claimed it to be, and Champaign-Urbana is taking a hard look at restricting the fun and games.